Wave-motor.



R. D. WIRT.

WAVE MOTOR.

l APPLICATION FILED MAY lll 1912. 1 ,037,890'. Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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REUBEN D. IRT, GEF HAINES CITY, FLORDA.

VAVE-MOTOR.

l ,037,32lll.

' Application filed May 11,

To all l07m/m. 'it may concern Be it ltnoivn that I, hnuenN D. llllm'r,a citizen ot' the4 United States, residing` at Haines City, in thecounty et Polk and State of Florida, have invented a neit and usefullllavedvlotor, o't which the follow- 4 ,ing is a specieation.

rlhis 'invention relates to wave motors, one ot its objects being toprovide a novel forni ot float adapted toybe raised and lowered by wavepower actuating a pump, combined therewith.

Another object is to provide means Where by the oat is tree to swing ina circlen'ithout interfering with the action of the pump and whereby thelioat is held iii-propel.` positionV relative to thcwind so as thus toobtain the greatest lieneiit troni. the Wave motion.

lllith the :toregoing and other obiects in view whicn .vill appear. thedescription proceeds, the invention resides inthe conibination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that clningesv in the preciseembodiment of thc invention herein disclosed, can be iliade 'within thescope ot what is claimed, Without departing 'from the spirit ot theinvention.

ln the accompanying drawings the prc- ,terred' torni ot the inventionhas been shown.

In said draWin-gst--ligu're l is a view partly in side elevation andpartly in section -ot the complete motor. Fig. Q is a plan view.

IReferring to the gures by characters of reference l designates a'traine of any suitable construction which may be submerged in orsupported above a body ot Water. this traine suppo rting an opstandingtubular bearing member 2 having 'a sleeve 3 mounted tor rotationthereon. As shown in Fig. S2 this sleeve muy be split and provided withoutstanding cars vel bolted or otherwise secured'twetheri Anti-frictiondevices 5 are interpc, l between the sleeve and th bearing 2 and alsobetween the lower end of said sleeve and the base flange tl ci thebearing so as to thus permit the sleeve to vrotate freely on thebearing. At retainingy collar 7 is fastened to the upper portion of thebearingr in any suitable manner and serves #to hold thesleeve againstvertical displace- 3 'and are dis osed in arallel lanes these y P P P lSneccatlon of Letters atent.'

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Wings projecting between arms S) located at one end ot a. fan-shapedfloat It) termed ot any suitable material and movided preterably alongits longitudinal center with an upstanding tin ll. A cross rod l2connects the arms 9 and adapted to worlt between stop shoulders l2?)toi-medy by the ends of the Wings 8 and stop projections 14 formed atthe upper ends of arcuate arms l5 up- 'standing from the Wings.A rlhusit wid be seen that the float .has a limited up and dovvn swingingmovement.

A central rib 16 isarranged between the arms 9 and extends under the tin1l and constitutes a part ot the float. This rib is pivotally mounted onthe rod 17 which oon-A stitutes the connection between Wings S and arms9 and said rib merges into a pump arm 18 which overhangs thei'tubularbearing Q and is pivotally engaged by the upper end oit a pitnian '19.iksshown in the drawings this pitman is preferably formed of twosections connected hin-ether` by a swivell 20. Vlhe pitinan is connectedtothe rod 21 ot a valved piston Qhsaid piston being mounted toreciprocate in a pump cylinder 23 supported by the trame l. A. suctionpipe Q4: opens into this cylinder and is provided with a. suitable checkvalve 25 and any suitable arrangement ot vout-let pipe Q6 is cylinder.

lt is to be understoodthatthe lloat 10 normally extends along aninclined plane into the body of Water so :is to be partly submerged, thetin 11 opstanding from the ,float so as to be shifted'by the Wind inorder to bring the loat into its most effective position. As the Wavesmove under the tica-t it ivill be raised and lowered and thus cause thepitnian 19 to reciprocate piston 22 which will, therefore, operate toelevate lWater drawn through. the pipe. Q4. Should the locatedpreferably atthe upper end ot thel y 2. Apparatus of the class describedin- L cluding a float adapted to oscillate up- Wardly and downwardly andto move about a substantially vertical pivot, and means ,uponthe floatand actuatedby the Wind for cluamg an upstanding bearing, a normally thebearing,

incli ed float mounted for vertical oscillation and mounted to travel ina circleabout and a lin upstanding from the oat." t

4. Apparatus of the class described .including an upstanding bearing, anormally inclined float mounted for vertical oscillation and adapted tomove in a circle about said bearing, means for limitingthe verticaloscillation of the fioat, and a tin supponted by the float andmaintained therebyl above the surfacefof the Water on which the float ismounted.

5. Apparatuaof the class describedin-v cluding an upstanding bearing, anormally inclined float mounted for vertical oscillation and adapted totravel in-a circle aboutv the bearing, a pump, and a swivel connectionbetween the pump and the float.

6. Apparatus of the class described inclucling an upstanding bearing, anormally inclined float mounted for Avertical oscillation and adapted totravel in a circle about asimy own, I have hereto aixed the bearing, apump, and a pitman connection between the float 'and pump, saidconnection including a swivel.

7. Apparatus of the class described including an upstanding bearing, afloat mounted for vertical oscillation and adapted to travel in a circleabout the bearing, and a -n upon the float.

8. Apparatus of the class described including an upstanding bearing, afloat mounted for vertical oscillation and adapted tc-travel inacircleabout the bearing, a fin upon the float and normally supportedthereby above the surface of the Water suptlie vertical oscillation ofthe float.

9. Apparatus of the class described including anv upstanding bearing, afloat mounted for vertical oscillation and adapted totravel in av circleabout the bearing, a fin .porting the float, and means forlimitingupstanding from the oat, an arm ixedlv V pump including ilconnection between said connection 1nconnected to the tioat, a pistonrod, and a pitman said'rod and the arm, cluding a swivel;

lIn testimony that I claim the foregoing my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

REUBEN D. l/VIRT. Witnesses: p

SELINA WILLsoN,

l. E. SIMPSON.

